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The Catholic Calendar for Friday, November 5, 2004
Friday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time

Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
Philippians 3:1-17--4:1
Psalm 122:1-5
Luke 18:1-8

A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:

It may seem proud and presumptuous of Paul to urge the Philippians to imitate him as he himself imitates Christ. Yet, his theology is without reproach. Genesis tells us that we are made in the "image" of God. The word for "image" is equivalent here to "icon." We are to become "icons" of Christ, effective enough for others to see our Savior mirrored in us perfectly. Indeed, more than "mirrored," for we are to radiate the very presence and power of grace.

How can we possibly do this? Only through letting go of all in us that is alien to Christ. Like the unjust steward in today's Gospel, we're to "make friends" of those who can help us later when we're in need. November, the month of the holy souls, is a good time to make friends with them through our prayers and penance, so that, in turn, they may speak for us before God's throne when we are in their place in purgatory. In this life or in the next, we pray to be full "icons" of Christ.

- Msgr. Paul E. Whitmore
(smartins at twcny dot rr dot com)
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As we talked about a passion for God, a growing awareness of his presence, and a desire to do whatever I can to increase that, I realised that the thing which cultivated this passion in me, was to read and tell stories of Jesus.

This blog provides Daily stories of Jesus - some straight from various translations of the gospels, I hope about once a week- a re-told story. I find that the more I hear stories of Jesus , and the more we hear them, the more I discover what it means for us to have a passion for Jesus in our lives, and an deeper involvement with him.

As I ponder the stories I post, I am finding more and more that things hit me a few days later. What better to occupy my mind than stories of Jesus.

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